Executive Assistant - Berkhamsted, United Kingdom - Next Thing Education

Next Thing Education

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Berkhamsted, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Executive Assistant

Next Thing Education are a group of 3 companies that consists of creators, inventors and coders who provide schools with fun and exciting IT lessons using the latest and greatest technology.

Empowering individuals with a passion for technology to put it the best use, teaching, inspiring and creating with children who are eager to learn.

From virtual reality to drones, to...

pretty much anything with a computer inside We use the latest innovative technology that has a huge appeal to children and students to inspire and encourage learning.

Involving the students and encouraging practical learning is the core philosophy.

Duties will include:

Ensuring all staff know about council processes and requests
Following up with staff to ensure all councils have exactly what they have asked for
Ensuring all tasks set by the council are completed within time scales specified
Attend regular meetings and record minutes with Director
Update transactions weekly on quickbooks with relevant invoices
Arranging Couriers/Delivers for Camp Equipment at Venues
Communicating all delivery information to staff effectively
Sourcing venues by Telephone and completing all booking forms
Answering all venue queries
Maintaining spreadsheets with accurate data
Helping with general office administration
Packing and posting packages and Marketing packs
Creating and formatting documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Must be confident on the phones and be able to negotiate
Have excellent organisational, time management and multitasking skills
Be calm under pressure and be able to meet deadlines set
Have good problem solving skills
Have a proactive approach with ability to use own initiative
Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to liaise at all levels
Be an enthusiastic selfstarter
Excellent MS Office skills
Word, Excel, Outlook, Quickbooks
Confidentiality essential